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Vol. 1 No. 17
June 8-June 22
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CONTENTS
Out around the n a tio n ........... 4
Out in Oregon ...................... 5
Lesbian/G ay Pride ...............6
Out About T o w n .....................8
Just Entertainment ............... 19
Review ................................. 11
Out About Town M ap ......... 11
In s ig h t................................... 14
C lassifieds............................ 15
A d v e rtis in g A s s o c ia te s
E ve S ic u la r
Pat M orris
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E D I T O
As y o u sta n d w a itin g fo r th e bus at th e c o rn e r o f SW 11 th a nd A ld e r you m ig h t
lo o k at th e in s c rip tio n near th e eaves o n th e b u ild in g across the street. T h e
in s c rip tio n says. “ D o u n to o th e rs as you w o u ld they sh o u ld d o u n to you.”
W h e n 1 was a c h ild 1 lived in a very sm a ll to w n in n o rth e rn Arizona. D u rin g those
vears 1 sp e n t a lo t o f tim e p la yin g w ith the c h ild re n across the street. W e always
p la ye d at th e ir house. O n e day 1 asked th e m if they c o u ld n ’t c o m e to m y house to
play.
T h e o ld e s t g irl, a c o u p le o f years o ld e r th a n m e. said. “ W e c a n 't d o that."
"W h y n o t? " 1 asked.
"W e ju s t c a n ’t." she replied.
S o m e tim e later. 1 asked m v m o th e r w hv th o se kids c o u ld n 't c o m e to our hou->e
a n d play. M y m o th e r said. “B e ca u se thev re d iffe re n t fro m us."
T h e y h ad a S p a n ish nam e.
M y fa th e r g re w u p o n a horse. He was a h a rd w o rk in g co w b o y fro m early
c h ild h o o d . H a vin g sp e n t m o s t o f his tim e in th e c o m p a n y o f m en. his speech was
p u n c tu a te d w ith e pith ets. T h e a n g rie r he b eca m e , the m o re ve h e m e n t his
c u rs in g .
O n e d a y he was try in g to m o v e a h a lf-w ild B ra h m a n b u ll fro m o n e c o rra l to
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R I A L
“ G et in there, y o u g o d d a m n e d c o c k s u c k e r!” he yelled at th e bull.
M y fa th e r d id n ’t use th e w o rd "c o c k s u c k e r" very often. 1 hea rd h im say that
w o rd o n ly in his a n g rie s t a n d m o s t m a d d e n e d m o m e n ts . It was th e w o rst he c o u ld
say a b o u t a n y th in g .
A n d 1 s to o d th e re k n o w in g th a t 1 was w h at he was c a llin g th a t bull. T w enty o r so
years w o u ld elapse b e fo re 1 b e ca m e o n e in fact, b u t 1 alrea dy had th e kn o w l-
e d g e o f it.
A n d 1 kn e w / was d iffe re n t
P re ju d ice a n d in to le ra n c e is n o t s o m e th in g we are b o m with. W e learn it. A n d
b e c a u s e w e le a rn to b e in to le r a n t a n d b ig o te d , w e c a n a ls o u n le a r n it.
W e c a n n o t la u g h a t d e g ra d in g a n d d e m e a n in g stereotgpes. E v e ry o n e
in th is c o m m u n it g m u s t b e g ra te fu l to Terra W illia m s fo r h e r c o u ra g e o u s
a c t in c o n fr o n tin g t h e b ig o trg in h e re n t in th e A u n t J e m im a ste re o ty p e
p re s e n t a t th e L e s b ia n a n d G a y P rid e R a lly in 1983.
O n e re s u lt o f Terra W illia m s ' c o n s c io u s n e s s -ra is in g is th e J u n e 16th A n ti-
R a c is t B rig a d e w h ic h w ill be m a rc h in g o n J u n e 16. W e ho p e th e J u n e 16th
A n ti-R a c is t B rig a d e b e g in s at th e fro n t ro w a n d c o n tin u e s th ro u g h th e very last
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